Armed police ‘stand-off’ after man seen with ‘gun’ in Leeds | UK news

Chaos has gripped a Leeds neighborhood after a man was spotted with a “gun”, it has been reported.

There is currently a ‘stand-off’ in Stanningley with armed police, armored vehicles and a bomb squad.

Negotiations are now underway between West Yorkshire Police and a man at a house in the Half Mile Green area.

An alarm was raised just after 12.36pm with dozens of officers from multiple units descending on the housing unit.

Footage from the housing complex shows the road has been closed while local residents are being removed from the scene.

West Yorkshire Police confirmed they responded to a domestic incident five miles from Leeds city centre.

A man was seen with what appeared to be a handgun, which forced officers to retreat from the building.

A police spokesman confirmed an operation was currently underway there.

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